Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 3, Members' statements. Item 4, returns to oral questions. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize Mr. Sandy MacDonald in the gallery. Sandy is the territorial librarian and helped launch the Unicorn system today at lunch.

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Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Premier, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm pleased to recognize Major Al Hoeft from the Salvation Army and a good constituent. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Handley. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today at lunch we had the privilege of being with the NWT seniors as they opened up their new offices. We have the privilege, as well, of having some of them in the House today. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Ms. Bea Campbell, the president from Fort Smith; Alvin Armstrong, the vice-president from Hay River; Lloyd Brooms, past-president from Hay River; Tom Wilson, a director from Fort Simpson; Florence Barnaby, a director from Fort Good Hope; as well, Barb Hood, the executive director of the NWT Seniors' Society. Please welcome these good folks.

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Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize three people from Hay River in the gallery today: Alvin Armstrong, Lloyd Brooms, and, as mentioned by Mr. Dent, our chief territorial librarian, Mr. Sandy MacDonald. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

Mr. Speaker, I heard a constituent of mine's name mentioned, Mr. Tom Wilson. I'd like to recognize him. Thank you very much.

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Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this time I'd also like to recognize Major Al Hoeft, who happens to be the president of the Yellowknife Rotary Club. I believe John Argue is up there somewhere. He's no stranger to this Assembly and he's also a member of the Yellowknife Rotary Club. Finally, I'd just like to say as a whole I'd like to tip my hat to all the seniors we have in the gallery today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. I, as well, would like to pass on my welcoming to the group that's in the gallery today, especially our seniors who had a big event today opening up their new office here in Yellowknife. I was glad to attend that. I wish you all the best of luck in your new offices. I'd also like to recognize a couple of my constituents in Hay River: Al Armstrong and Lloyd Brooms.

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Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in following up with my line of questioning from yesterday and my Member's statement from today, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask Mr. Dent if he's ever seen the remand unit in the Hay River South Mackenzie Correctional Centre. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have, and not as an inmate.

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Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I meant that question in the most serious way because it is difficult to talk about something that's technical like this without having a mental picture of how the layout is, and I feel like yesterday I was kind of having a hard time explaining all the many functions which happen in that particular controlled unit. Mr. Speaker, I'd also like to ask the Minister, he referred to the contract yesterday with the Hay River detachment for the RCMP saying that their budget would accommodate this extra activity and travel costs. I'd like to know, was the budget for this upcoming year revisited with these extra costs in mind? Was there an increase? Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I didn't mean to imply that we had negotiated a new arrangement with the RCMP. There's one overall contract with the RCMP in the Northwest Territories. But we are confident that, and after talking with the RCMP, the costs can be absorbed. Any extra costs that we may be required to pay, such as for transportation, we believe we will have very close to the right amount in savings and the $18,000 that was not given up as part of the overall reduction exercise. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the $18,000 for staff and transportation and travel costs is supposed to absorb the inmates who are in remand being transported to Yellowknife from Hay River. What about the cost difference between the costs for transporting inmates from Hay River to Yellowknife versus the extra cost, more than what it costs say to bring somebody from Fort Resolution to Hay River as opposed to Fort Resolution to Yellowknife? Has that extra cost been calculated in there? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Dent.